The use of technology is nullifying MGNREGA’s objective of stopping distress migration: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

The use of technology is nullifying MGNREGA’s objective of stopping distress migration: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh in New Delhi on Sunday.  | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma One of the basic objectives of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) was to minimise distress migration but excessive reliance on technology was reversing the trend, Congress general secretary and former Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said. He … Read more

Ivermectin Not Effective in Stopping Severe COVID, Study Finds

Ivermectin Not Effective in Stopping Severe COVID, Study Finds

Feb. 22, 2022 — Ivermectin, the controversial anti-parasitic drug, does not help treat mild to moderate COVID-19, another new study has found. “The study findings do not support the use of ivermectin for patients with COVID-19,” researchers said in the study published last week in JAMA Internal Medicine. The trial took place at 20 public … Read more

How Two People With HIV Suppressed Virus After Stopping Treatment

By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There are two ways that HIV patients’ bodies can keep the virus under control after they stop antiretroviral therapy, a new study shows. The findings could point to ways to help people with HIV keep the virus in remission without having to keep taking … Read more

Masks Vital to Stopping COVID at Gyms

By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you think you can safely exercise without your mask in a gym during the pandemic, two new government reports show you are mistaken. Coronavirus outbreaks at fitness centers in Chicago and Honolulu last summer were likely the result of … Read more